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S. Vijaya Lakshmi1, M. Suryanarayana Reddy
2
1Research Scholar, JNTU Anantapur, Anantapuram, A.P, India.
2Department of mathematics, JNTUA College of engineering, Pulivendula-516 390.A.P, India
ABSTRACT: A boundary layer analysis is presented for the effect of radiation on mixed convection flow of a non-
Newtonian nanofluid in a nonlinearly stretching sheet with heat source/sink. The micropolar model is chosen for the non-
Newtonian fluid since the spinning motion of the nanoparticles as they move along the streamwise direction can be best
described by the micropolar fluid model. Numerical results for friction factor, surface heat transfer rate and mass transfer
rate have been presented for parametric variations of the micropolar material parameters, Brownian motion parameter NB,
thermophoresis parameter NT, radiation parameter R, heat source/sink parameter Q and Schmidt number Sc. The
dependency of the friction factor, surface heat transfer rate and mass transfer rate on these parameters has been discussed.
KEYWORDS: Mixed Convection, Stretching Sheet, Non-Newtonian Flow, Nanofluid, Radiation, Heat source/sink.
I. INTRODUCTION Study of non-Newtonian fluids over a stretching surface achieved great attention due to its large number of
application. In fact, the effects of non-Newtonian behavior can be determined due to its elasticity, but sometimes rheological
properties of fluid are identified by their constitutive equations. In view of rheological parameters, the constitutive equations
in the non-Newtonian fluids are morecomplex and thus give rise the equations which are complicated than the Navier–Stokes
equations. Many of the fluids used in the oil industry and simulate reservoirs are significantly non-Newtonian. In different
degree, they display shear-dependent of viscosity, thixotropy and elasticity (Pearson and Tardy [1]; Ellahi and Afza [2];
Ellahi [3]). Gorla and Kumari [4] studied the mixed convection flow of a non-newtonian nanofluid over a non-linearly
stretching sheet.
Nanoparticles range in diameter between 1 and 100 nm. Nanofluids commonly contain up to a 5% volume fraction
of nanoparticlesto ensure effective heat transfer enhancements. One of the main objectives of using nanofluids is to achieve
the best thermal properties with the least possible (<1%) volume fraction of nanoparticles in the base fluid. The term
nanofluid was first proposed by Choi [5] to indicate engineered colloids composed of nanoparticles dispersed in a base fluid.
The characteristic feature of nanofluids is thermal conductivity enhancement; a phenomenon observed by Masuda et al.
[6].There are many studies on the mechanism behind the enhanced heat transfer characteristics using nanofluids. Eldabe et
al. [7] analyzed the effects of magnetic field and heat generation on viscous flow and heat transfer over a nonlinearly
stretching surface in a nanofluid.
Micropolar fluids are subset of the micromorphic fluid theory introduced in a pioneering paper by Eringen[8].
Micropolar fluids are those fluids consisting of randomly oriented particles suspended in a viscous medium, which can
undergo a rotation that can affect the hydrodynamics of the flow, making it a distinctly non-Newtonian fluid. They constitute
an important branch of non-Newtonian fluid dynamics where microrotation effects as well as microinertia are exhibited.
Eringen's theory has provided a good model for studying a number of complicated fluids, such as colloidal fluids, polymeric
fluids and blood.
In the context of space technology and in processes involving high temperatures, the effects of radiation are of vital
importance. Studies of free convection flow along a vertical cylinder or horizontal cylinder are important in the field of
geothermal power generation and drilling operations where the free stream and buoyancy induced fluid velocities are of
roughly the same order of magnitude. Many researchers such as Arpaci [9], Cess [10], Cheng and Ozisik [11], Raptis [12],
Hossain and Takhar [13, 14] have investigated the interaction of thermal radiation and free convection for different
geometries, by considering the flow to be steady. Oahimire et al.[15] studied the analytical solution to mhd micropolar fluid
flow past a vertical plate in a slip-flow regime in the presence of thermal diffusion and thermal radiation. El-Arabawy [16]
studied the effect of suction/injection on a micropolar fluid past a continuously moving plate in the presence of radiation.
Ogulu [17] studied the oscillating plate-temperature flow of a polar fluid past a vertical porous plate in the presence of
couple stresses and radiation. Rahman and Sattar [18] studied transient convective heat transfer flow of a micropolar fluid
past a continuously moving vertical porous plate with time dependent suction in the presence of radiation. Mat et al. [19]
studied the radiation effect on marangoni convection boundary layer flow of a nanofluid.
The heat source/sink effects in thermal convection, are significant where there may exist a high temperature
differences between the surface (e.g. space craft body) and the ambient fluid. Heat Generation is also important in the
context of exothermic or endothermic chemical reaction. Sparrow and Cess [20] provided one of the earliest studies using a
similarity approach for stagnation point flow with heat source/sink which vary in time. Pop and Soundalgekar [21] studied
unsteady free convection flow past an infinite plate with constant suction and heat source. Rahman and Sattar [22] studied
magnetohydrodynamic convective flow of a micropolar fluid past a vertical porous plate in the presence of heat
Effect of Radiation on Mixed Convection Flow of a Non-
Newtonian Nan fluid over a Non-Linearly Stretching Sheet
with Heat Source/Sink
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generation/absorption. Lin et al. [23] studied the marangoni convection flow and heat transfer in pseudoplastic non-
newtonian nanofluids with radiation effects and heat generation or absorption effects.
The present work has been undertaken in order to analyze the two mixed convection boundary layer flow of a non-
Newtonian nanofluid on a non-linearly stretching sheet in the presence of radiation and heat source/sink. The micropolar
model is chosen for the non- Newtonian fluid since the spinning motion of the nanoparticles as they move along the
streamwise direction can be best described by the micropolar fluid model. The effects of Brownian motion and
thermophoresis are included for the nanofluid. The governing boundary layer equations have been transformed to a two-
point boundary value problem in similarity variables and the resultant problem is solved numerically using the fourth order
Runga-Kutta method along with shooting technique. The effects of various governing parameters on the fluid velocity,
temperature, concentration, and Nusselt number are shown in figures and analyzed in detail.
II. MATHEMATICL ANALYSIS Consider a steady, mixed convection boundary layer flow of a micropolar nanofluid over a non-linearly stretching
sheet. The velocity components in x and y directions are u and v respectively. At the surface, the temperature T and the nano
particle fraction take values Tw and Cw, respectively. The ambient values, attained as the radial distance r tends to infinity, of
T and C are denoted by T and C
, respectively. The governing equations within boundary layer approximation may be
written as:
Continuity equation
0u v
x y
(2.1)
Momentum equation
2
( ) ( )2
u u u Nu v g T T g C C
T cx y yy
(2.2)
Angular Momentum equation
22
2
N N N uj u v N
x y yy
(2.3)
Energy equation
220 ( )
2
T T T q QC T D Tm r Tu v D T TBmx y k y cy y T yy f
(2.4)
Species equation
2 2
2 2
C C C D TTu v DBx y Ty y
(2.5)
The boundary conditions may be written as:
, 0, , ,unu u cx v N m T T C Cw w wy
at 0y (2.6)
0, 0, ,u N T T C C as y (2.7)
In the above equations, N is the component of microrotation vector normal to the xy-plane; U the free stream velocity,
BD
is the Brownian diffusion coefficient, TD
is the Thermophoretic diffusion coefficient,
m is the thermal diffusivity, rq is
the heat flux, 0Q is the heat generation or absorption coefficient such that 0 0Q corresponds to heat generation while
0 0Q corresponds to heat absorption, g is the acceleration due to gravity, f is the material density of the base fluid, p
is the material density of nanoparticles, f
c and p
c are the heat capacity of the base fluid and the effective heat
capacity of the nano particle material, respectively and , , , ,j and m are respectively the dynamic viscosity, vortex
viscosity (or the microrotation viscosity), fluid density, microinertia density, spin gradient viscosity and thermal diffusivity.
We follow the work of many authors by assuming that ( / 2) (1 / 2)j K j where /K is the material parameter.
This assumption is invoked to allow the field of equations to predict the correct behavior in the limiting case when the
microstructure effects become negligible and the total spin N reduces to the angular velocity (see Ahmadi14 or Yücel15).
The radiative heat flux qr is described by Roseland approximation such that 44 *
3 '
Tqr
k y
(2.8)
where * and 'k are the Stefan-Boltzmann constant and the mean absorption coefficient, respectively. Following Chamkha
[20], we assume that the temperature differences within the flow are sufficiently small so that they 4T can be expressed as a
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linear function after using Taylor series to expand 4T about the free stream temperature T
and neglecting higher-order
terms. This result is the following approximation: 4 3 44 3T T T T (2.9)
In view of equations (2.8) and (2.9), equation (2.4) reduces to
22316 * 01 ( )23 '
T T T QT C T D TTu v D T TBmx y ckk y y T yy f
(2.10)
Proceeding with the analysis, we de.ne the following transformations:
1 / 212 ( 1)( ),
( 1) / 2( 1) 2
( 1) 1 / 2 ( ), ( ) , ( )2
nc nncx f x y
nc n x
c n T T C Cn nN cx x gT T C Cw w
(2.11)
The mass conservation equation (2.1) is satisfied by the Cauchy-Riemann Equations
uy
and vx
. (2.12)
The Darcian velocity components:
3( ) ( )( 1)'( ), ( ) '( ) , , ,
2( ) ( )( 1)
1 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )Re , , ,
2( ) ( )Re
34 * 1, ,Pr' ( ) ( )
ck g T T xpnn m c wu cx f v f f Grm xy c cn f f
n c D C C c D T Tu x cx Grp B w p T ww xN Nx B Tc c Tf m f mx
T Q xR Q
kk u c T Tw f w
*( ), ,
( )
C CwSc SD T Tm B w
(2.13)
In view of the Equation (2.11), (2.12) and (2.13) , and the equations (2.2), (2.3), (2.5) and (2.10) reduce to the following non-
dimensional form
2 22(1 ) ''' '' ' ' ( ) 01 1
nK f ff f Kg S
n n
(2.14)
3 1 2(1 / 2) '' ' ' (2 '') 0
1 1
n KK g fg f g g f
n n
(2.15)
4 1 1 1 221 '' ' ' ( ') ' 03 Pr Pr Pr 1
R N N Q fB Tn
(2.16)
1 1'' '' ' 0
NT fSc Sc NB
(2.17)
Also the boundary conditions in (2.5) reduces to
(0) 0, '(0) 1, (0) ''(0), (0) (0) 1
'( ) 0, ( ) 0, ( ) 0, ( ) 0
f f g mf
f g
(2.18)
The wall shear stress is given by
( ) 00
uk kNw y
y y
(2.19)
Friction factor is given by
1/ 211/ 2
2 Re (1 ) ''(0) (0)2 2( / 2)
nwC K f Kgfx x
uw
(2.20)
The wall couple stress is given by
2 1'(0)
20
N u nwM gwy x
y
(2.21)
The dimensionless wall couple stress may be written as
1'(0)
2 2
x nM gw
uw
(2.22)
Heat transfer rate is given by
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1/ 211/ 2Re '(0)
( ) 2
xq nwNux xk T Tm w
(2.23)
Local Sherwood number is given by
1/ 211/ 2Re '(0)
( ) 2
xm nwShx xD C CB w
(2.24)
III. SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM The set of coupled non-linear governing boundary layer Equations (2.14) - (2.17) together with the boundary
conditions (2.18) are solved numerically by using Runge-Kutta fourth order technique along with shooting method. First of
all, higher order non-linear differential Equations (2.14) - (2.17) are converted into simultaneous linear differential equations
of first order and they are further transformed into initial value problem by applying the shooting technique (Jain et al. [25]).
The resultant initial value problem is solved by employing Runge-Kutta fourth order technique. The step size 0.05 is
used to obtain the numerical solution with five decimal place accuracy as the criterion of convergence. From the process of
numerical computation, the skin-friction coefficient, the wall couple stress, the Nusselt number and the Sherwood number,
which are respectively proportional to 0 , '(0)f g , 0 and 0 , are also sorted out and their numerical values
are presented in a tabular form.
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS The governing equations (2.14) - (2.17) subject to the boundary conditions (2.18) are integrated as described in
section 3. In order to get a clear insight of the physical problem, the velocity, temperature and concentration have been
discussed by assigning numerical values to the governing parameters encountered in the problem.
In order to assess the accuracy of the results, we compared our results for R=Q=NT =NB =0 with literature data from
Gorla and Kumari [4] in Table I and found that they are in excellent agreement. This suggests that the present results are
accurate. Tables’ II–X present data for friction factor, heat and mass transfer rates for parametric values of variables
governing the problem. Thermophoresis parameter, NT appears in the thermal and concentration boundary layer equations.
As we note, it is coupled with temperature function and plays a strong role in determining the diffusion of heat and
nanoparticle concentration in the boundary layer. Table II shows that as the thermophoresis parameter increases, friction
factor increase, where as the heat and mass transfer rates decrease. NB is the Brownian motion parameter. Brownian motion
decelerates the flow in the nanofluid boundary layer. Brownian diffusion promotes heat conduction. The nanoparticles
increase the surface area for heat transfer. Nanofluid is a two phase fluid where the nanoparticles move randomly and
increase the energy exchange rates. Brownian motion reduces nanoparticle diffusion. Table III shows that as the Brownian
motion parameter NB increases, mass transfer rate increase, whereas the friction factor and heat transfer rate decrease. Table
IV shows that as the power law exponent n increases, heat transfer rate increases whereas friction factor and mass transfer
rate decrease. Table V shows that as the parameter S increases, friction factor, heat and mass transfer rates increases. Table
VI shows that as the vortex viscosity parameter K increases, the friction factor, and the heat and mass transfer rates increases.
Table VII shows that friction factor, heat and mass transfer rates increases with the buoyancy parameter . Table VIII shows
that as the Schmidt number increases, the friction factor and mass transfer rates increase. Table IX shows that as the constant
m increases, the wall friction, heat and mass transfer rates decreases. The value m=0 represents concentrated particle flows in
which the particle density is sufficiently great that microelements close to the wall are unable to rotate. This condition is also
called as the strong interaction. When m = 0.5 the particle rotation is equal to fluid viscosity at the boundary for one particle
suspension. When m = 1, we have flows which are representative to turbulent boundary layers. Table X shows that as the
radiation and heat source/sink parameters increases, the friction factor and mass transfer rate increase, where as heat transfer
rate decreases.
Figures 1(a)-1(d) and 2(a)-2(d) show the effect of the thermophoresis number, NT as well as the Brownian motion
parameter, NB on velocity, angular velocity, temperature and concentration profiles. As NT increases, velocity, angular
velocity, temperature and concentration within the boundary layer increase. As NB increases, temperature increases whereas
the velocity, angular velocity and concentration decrease within the boundary layer. Figure 3(a)-3(d) shows that as the
exponent n increases, velocity decreases whereas the angular velocity, temperature and concentration increase. The effects of
the parameter S on the boundary layer profiles are opposite to the effects of n as seen from Figure 4(a)-4(d). Figures 5(a)-
5(d) and 6(a)-6(d) show that as the vortex viscosity parameter K increases, the velocity and angular velocity increases
whereas the temperature and concentration within the boundary layer decrease. As the mixed convection parameter
increases, the velocity increases whereas the angular velocity, temperature and concentration within the boundary layer
decrease. Figure 7(a)-7(d) shows that as the Prandtl number Pr increases, velocity and temperature decreases whereas the
angular velocity and concentration increase. As the Schmidt number increases, the velocity and concentration boundary layer
thickness decreases whereas angular velocity and temperature increase. This is seen from Figure 8(a)-8(d). As the constant m
increases, the velocity decreases whereas the angular velocity, temperatures and concentration increases. This is seen from
Figure 9(a)-9(d). Figures 10(a)-10(d) and 11(a)-11(d) shows that as the radiation parameter R and heat source/sink parameter
Q increases, angular velocity decreases whereas velocity, temperature and concentration increase.
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Table I: Numerical values of (1 / 2) ''(0) '(0)K f and at the sheet for different values of K and n when
1.0, 0.0, 0.5T BS N N R Q m and Pr=0.72, Comparison of the present results with that of Gorla and
Kumari [4]
K n Present results Gorla and Kumari [4]
(1 / 2) ''(0)K f '(0) (1 / 2) ''(0)K f '(0)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.50
3.00
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.50
3.00
-0.129346
-0.312889
-0.444373
-0.621160
-0.874189
-0.293989
-0.497473
-0.643706
-0.840768
-1.123040
0.586095
0.568677
0.555571
0.536891
0.507159
0.593002
0.577915
0.566632
0.550693
0.525838
-0.129016
-0.311993
-0.443205
-0.619938
-0.873003
-0.292302
-0.495675
-0.641769
-0.838697
-1.121011
0.584934
0.567454
0.554359
0.535696
0.505097
0.592127
0.577132
0.565834
0.549797
0.524109
Table II: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of TN when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10BK S N m Q n and Sc=10.
NT ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
-0.664881
-0.655741
-0.646809
-0.638081
-0.629554
-0.243793
-0.239314
-0.234939
-0.230668
-0.226498
1.065830
1.045970
1.026430
1.007200
0.988283
2.26034
2.16199
2.07338
1.99418
1.92407
Table III: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of BN when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10TK S N m Q n and Sc=10.
NB ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
-0.599733
-0.635423
-0.646809
-0.652032
-0.654779
-0.211426
-0.229303
-0.234939
-0.237504
-0.238841
1.111610
1.065070
1.026430
0.990473
0.956098
1.30727
1.88328
2.07338
2.16771
2.22387
Table IV: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of n when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2,Pr 10T BK S R N N m Q and Sc=10.
n ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
5.0
-0.197829
-0.430952
-0.563788
-0.649813
-0.754761
-0.857058
0.172956
-0.0263596
-0.15134
-0.23634
-0.344031
-0.452846
1.00874
1.06582
1.10126
1.12576
1.15695
1.18866
2.20583
2.10284
2.04072
1.99916
1.94704
1.89471
Table V: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of S when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10T BK R N N m Q n and Sc=10.
S ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
-0.705108
-0.694000
-0.682917
-0.671858
-0.660824
-0.649813
-0.267333
-0.261128
-0.254928
-0.248728
-0.242532
-0.230340
1.11713
1.11888
1.12062
1.12234
1.12406
1.12576
1.99127
1.99287
1.99445
1.99603
1.99760
1.99916
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Table VI: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of K when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10T BS R N N m Q n and Sc=10.
K ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.0
0.5
1.0
2.0
3.0
-0.708256
-0.678646
-0.646809
-0.593866
-0.554020
-0.368713
-0.284347
-0.234939
-0.176569
-0.142405
0.99671
1.01363
1.02043
1.04481
1.05753
2.05477
2.06507
2.07338
2.08581
2.09470
Table VII: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10T BK S R N N m Q n and Sc=10.
''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-0.902584
-0.772424
-0.646809
-0.524913
-0.406157
-0.3743770
-0.3042750
-0.2349390
-0.1662230
-0.0980246
0.976165
1.002770
1.026430
1.047850
1.087500
2.03765
2.05617
2.07338
2.08950
2.10473
Table VIII: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 2,Pr 10T BK S R N N m Q n and Sc=10.
Sc ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
1
10
20
50
100
-0.444950
-0.649813
-0.683747
-0.714107
-0.729246
-0.144039
-0.236340
-0.254022
-0.270606
-0.279186
1.27846
1.12596
1.10025
1.08001
1.07134
-0.185624
1.999160
3.160030
5.353600
7.757390
Table IX: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of m when
1, 0.3, 0.2, 2,Pr 10T BK S R N N Q n and Sc=10.
m ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0.0
0.5
1.0
-0.556371
-0.649813
-0.781214
0.175433
-0.23634
-0.805276
1.14406
1.12576
1.09812
2.01556
1.99916
1.97507
Table X: Numerical values of ''(0), '(0), '(0) '(0)f g and at the sheet for different values of R and Q when
1, 0.3, 0.5, 2,Pr 10T BK S N N m n and Sc=10.
R Q ''(0)f '(0)g '(0) '(0)
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.5
-0.677021
-0.646809
-0.624100
-0.605761
-0.664790
-0.655018
-0.639733
-0.248789
-0.234939
-0.225284
-0.217902
-0.243369
-0.238772
-0.231650
1.420510
1.026430
0.825949
0.701209
1.701410
1.308890
0.807817
1.885870
2.073380
2.165100
2.219370
1.556840
1.308890
2.234470
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Fig.1(a) Velocity profiles for different values of NT
Fig.1 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of NT
Fig.1(c) Temperature profiles for different values of NT
Fig.1(d) Concentration profiles for different values of NT
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Fig.2(a) Velocity profiles for different values of NB
Fig.2 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of NB
Fig.2(c) Temperature profiles for different values of NB
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
K==S=R=1, NT=0.3, m=0.5
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=Sc=10
f'
NB
=0.1, 0.3, 0.5
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Fig.2 (d) Concentration profiles for different values of NB
Fig.3 (a) Velocity profiles for different values of n
Fig.3 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of n
Fig.3(c) Temperature profiles for different values of n
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Fig.3 (d) Concentration profiles for different values of n
Fig.4 (a) Velocity profiles for different values of S
Fig.4 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of S
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Fig.4 (c) Temperature profiles for different values of S
Fig.4 (d) Concentration profiles for different values of S
Fig.5 (a) Velocity profiles for different values of K
Fig.5 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of K
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Fig.5 (c) Temperature profiles for different values of K
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S=R==1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
K=0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Fig.5(d) Concentration profiles for different values of K
0 1 2 3 4
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
f'
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K=R=1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
=0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Fig.6 (a) Velocity profiles for different values of
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0 1 2 3 4
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
g
NT=N
B=0.3, K=R=S=1, Q=0.2
n=2, Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5
=0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Fig.6(b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, K=R=S=1, Q=0.2
n=2, Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5
=0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Fig.6(c) Temperature profiles for different values of
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K=R=1, Q=0.2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, n=2
=0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Fig.6(d) Concentration profiles for different values of
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0 1 2 3 4
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1, n=2
m=0.5, Q=0.2, Sc=10
f' Pr=1, 10, 20
Fig.7(a) Velocity profiles for different values of Pr
0 1 2 3 4
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.12
0.16
0.20
0.24
0.28
0.32
0.36
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Sc=10,m=0.5
g
Pr=1, 10, 20
Fig.7(b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of Pr
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Sc=10, m=0.5
Pr=1, 10, 20
Fig.7(c) Temperature profiles for different values of Pr
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0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, m=0.5, Sc=10
Pr=1, 10, 20
Fig.7(d) Concentration profiles for different values of Pr
0 1 2 3 4
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1, n=2
m=0.5, Q=0.2, Pr=10
f'
Sc=1, 10, 20
Fig.8(a) Velocity profiles for different values of Sc
0 1 2 3 4
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.12
0.16
0.20
0.24
0.28
0.32
0.36
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=10,m=0.5
g
Sc=1, 10, 20
Fig.8(b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of Sc
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0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=10, m=0.5
Sc=1, 10, 20
Fig.8(c) Temperature profiles for different values of Sc
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Sc=1, 10, 20
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, m=0.5, Pr=10
Fig.8(d) Concentration profiles for different values of Sc
0 1 2 3 4
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
m=0, 0.5, 1
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=Sc=10
f'
Fig.9(a) Velocity profiles for different values of m
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0 1 2 3 4
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
m=0, 0.5, 1
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=Sc=10
g
Fig.9(b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of m
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
m=0, 0.5, 1
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=Sc=10
Fig.9(c) Temperature profiles for different values of m
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
m=0, 0.5, 1
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Q=0.2, Pr=Sc=10
Fig.9(d) Concentration profiles for different values of m
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
R=0, 1, 2, 3
f'
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K==1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
Fig.10(a) Velocity profiles for different values of R
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
R=0, 1, 2, 3
g
NT=N
B=0.3, K==S=1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
Fig.10(b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of R
0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
R=0, 1, 2, 3
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
Fig.10(c) Temperature profiles for different values of R
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
R=0, 1, 2, 3
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K==1, n=2
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, Q=0.2
Fig.10(d) Concentration profiles for different values of R
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
f'
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K==R=1, n=2
n=2, Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5
Q=-2, 0, 0.3, 0.5
Fig.11(a) Velocity profiles for different values of Q
0 1 2 3 4
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
Q=-2, 0, 0.3, 0.5
g
NT=N
B=0.3, K==R=S=1
n=2, Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5
Fig.11 (b) Angular velocity profiles for different values of Q
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0 1 2 3 4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Q=-2, 0, 0.3, 0.5
NT=N
B=0.3, S==K=R=1
n=2, Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5
Fig.11(c) Temperature profiles for different values of Q
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Q=-2, 0, 0.3, 0.5
NT=N
B=0.3, S=K==R=1
Pr=Sc=10, m=0.5, n=2
Fig.11 (d) Concentration profiles for different values of Q
V. CONCLUSIONS In this paper, we have presented a boundary layer analysis for the mixed convection flow of a non-Newtonian
nanofluid on a non-linearly stretching sheet by taking radiation and heat source/sink into account. The micropolar model is
chosen for the non-Newtonian fluid since the spinning motion of the nanoparticles as they move along the streamwise
direction can be best described by the micropolar fluid model. The governing boundary layer equations have been
transformed to a two-point boundary value problem in similarity variables and the resultant problem is solved numerically
using the fourth order Runga-Kutta method along with shooting technique. The particular solutions reported in this paper
were validated by comparing with solutions existing in the previously published paper. Our results show a good agreement
with the existing work in the literature. The results are summarized as follows
1. The thermophoresis parameter increases, friction factor increase, where as the heat and mass transfer rates decreases.
2. Brownian motion reduces nanoparticle diffusion.
3. The radiation and heat source/sink increases the friction factor and mass transfer rate and reduces the heat transfer rate.
4. The radiation and heat source/sink reduces the angular velocity, and increase the velocity, temperature and
concentration.
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